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In early March 2023, the National Heritage Board of Singapore identified the Padang Civic Ensemble as a potential nominee for the title of UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is currently gazetted as a national monument. ‘What might happen if Padang is made Unesco World Heritage Site’ (Straits Times, March 2023) explores the potential implications of …
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The Currency of Truth: Newsmaking and the Late-Socialist Imaginaries of China’s Digital Era Emily H. C. Chua (NUS Department of Sociology and Anthropology) University of Michigan Press China’s news sector is a place where newsmakers, advertising executives, company bosses, and Party officials engage one another in contingent and evolving arrangements that run from cooperation and …
This novel proposal is a possibility in a world where digital payments are becoming increasingly common, making it easier to track the items people buy, observed Alberto Salvo, Associate Professor in Environmental Economics and Associate Director at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Global Asia Institute.
NUS Geography undergraduate Megan Lim is leveraging her arts and social sciences education during her internship, and capitalising on all the opportunities for professional and personal growth at the Smart Nation Digital Government Office (SNDGO).
World Water Day takes place every 22 March. Nowadays, the problem of water scarcity has been aggravated by the rapid population growth and climate change. Individual households can contribute their part to the goal of water conservation. In ‘Motivating household water conservation: A field experiment in Singapore’ (Plos One, 2019), Professor Lorenz Goette (NUS Economics), …
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons/JpatokalLazarus Island, formerly known as Pulau Sekijang Pelepah, has recently been announced to be the site of new tourism developments. In ‘From Houses on Stilts to Eco-Houses: Former Lazarus Islanders Fondly Recall Their Old Home’ (Straits Times, March 2023), the history of this island is briefly revisited as locals look forward to its …
To mark this year’s World Social Work Day on 21 March 2023, hear from two passionate NUS Social Work students, Year 2 undergraduate Freddy Ow Yong and Master’s student Jean Loo, about their aspirations in choosing social work as a career and profession.
World Social Work Day is commemorated on 21st March 2023, or the third Tuesday of March each year. It is the key day in the social work calendar where social workers globally celebrate and promote their profession. Social workers everywhere—including in Singapore—do good work in providing social services to individuals, families, and societies, advocating for …
As the social work profession commemorates World Social Work Day, a day which celebrates the important work done by social workers around the globe, The Straits Times features an article which shows us the hard work that goes behind the profession. ‘‘I Did Not Want to Get Out of Bed’: Social Workers Face Complex Challenges, …
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Amid Fears of Radicalisation via Gaming, Parents Must Listen to their Children
NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim says there’s a need for adults to have a genuine interest in and try out for themselves what youths are doing on gaming platforms in his latest commentary on CNA.